Homework
Assignments:
You Might Be a Physicist if...*
- the water in your kettle is boiling at 373 Kelvin.
- you know that the velocity of light is 299,792.5 km/sec.
- you know the direction the water swirls when you flush.
- you've already calculated how much you earn per second.
- you are sure that differential equations are a very useful tool.
- you are at an air show and know how fast the skydivers are falling.
- you know the second law of thermodynamics, but not your own shirt size.
- you avoid stirring your coffee because you don't want to increase the entropy of the
universe.
- you try to explain entropy to strangers at your table during casual dinner conversation.
- your three year old son asks why the sky is blue and you try to explain atmospheric
absorption theory.
- you're at a wine tasting event and find yourself paying more attention to the cork
screws than the Chardonnay.
- you carry on a one-hour debate over the expected results of an
experiment that actually takes five minutes to run.
*From Professional Jokes
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